Scottish Grantmakers

PURPOSES

Scottish Grantmakers, founded in 1993, is the membership organisation for grantmaking charities working in Scotland. In 2021, Scottish Grantmakers became a registered charity. Scottish Grantmakers’ charitable purposes are to share best practice in grantmaking to promote the voluntary sector and the effectiveness of charities.

OBJECTIVES

Representatives of Scottish Grantmakers’ member organisations meet on a regular basis to discuss issues of common concern and to share information. Scottish Grantmakers’ charitable objectives are the promotion of the voluntary sector and the effectiveness or efficiency of charities, by:

• fostering and informing good practice in the administration, governance and leadership of trusts and foundations which are grantmakers in Scotland,

• affording opportunities to members for discussion, liaison, collaboration, education and networking, and

• engaging in projects and activities designed to enhance and promote the foregoing purposes.

TRUSTEES

• Alison MacLachlan (Chair)

• Jo Elliot (Vice Chair)

• Nicholas Ferguson CBE

• Blair Thomson

• Linsey Shields

Scottish Grantmaker’s Co-ordinator is Anna Bennett WS.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND WEBSITE

If you would like to learn more about Scottish Grantmakers’ work, and the easy steps to join, please visit www.scottishgrantmakers.org or contact scottishgrantmakers@wssociety.co.uk.